缺 quē
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 缶 — earthen crock or jar
- Made of
- 缶 earthen crock or jar 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缺少
quēshǎo
to lack; to be short of
Characters in this word
少 shǎo
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我缺少时间。 Wǒ quēshǎo shíjiān. I do not have enough time.
- 这里缺少水。 Zhèlǐ quēshǎo shuǐ. There is not enough water here.
- 他缺少经验。 Tā quēshǎo jīngyàn. He lacks experience.
Related words
- 缺 quē to lack; to be short of
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 缺乏 quēfá to lack
- 多少 duōshǎo how many, how much
- 少 shǎo few, little
- 不少 bùshǎo quite a few; quite a lot
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people
- 少数 shǎoshù a few; minority
- 少年 shàonián teenager
- 至少 zhìshǎo at least
- 减少 jiǎnshǎo to reduce; to decrease
- 浪费 làngfèi to waste